Schut, M.C.

Sloot, P.M.A.

Tay, J.C.

van Dijk, D.

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Sexual selection has been mathematically modeled using quantitative genetics as well as population genetics. Two-locus simulation models have been used to study the evolution of male display and female preference. We present an individual-based simulation model of sexual selection in a quantitative genetic context. We show that under certain conditions Fisherian self-reinforcing sexual selection takes effect, predicted by Lande’s analytic model of female choice. We also show that the dynamics involved in the co-evolution of male display and female preference is much more complex than mathematics would predict. We therefore argue that the study of sexual selection through individual-based simulation could give new and more realistic insight into a world dominated by overly simplified equations

International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion online publications

Individual-based simulation of sexual selection: A quantitative genetic approach

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Individual-based simulation of sexual selection: A quantitative genetic approach

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International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion online publications